CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

The Wall Street Warrior event was organized exclusively for MBA Finance Specialization students at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus on 24th September 2021 at 2:00 PM. The purpose of the event was to give a first-hand exposure to check the students’ understanding of financial statements & business valuation. The event provided the students with a hands-on experience to prepare projected financial statements and also to evaluate different business scenarios in order to design the venture strategy. The Inaugural Ceremony started with a welcome speech & briefing about the event by Faria Khan. The competition was organized on two fronts simultaneously - ‘The Entrepreneurs’ (Min 6, Max 10) & ‘The Investors’. The audience/participants were pre-classified into two groups based on their preference’s. Each participant was allotted 1 million and were advised to invest according to the details provided to them. The investors could then invest the allotted amount

Talk by Rev Fr Dr Ivon D Almeida on ‘A Brief Understanding of Yoga and Meditation' at the School of Law at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus on the occasion of International Day of Yoga, 2021. On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, the School of Law at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus organised a talk on ‘A Brief Understanding of Yoga and Meditation' by Rev Fr Dr Ivon D Almeida. The talk was organised on June 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM on Zoom Platform. The speaker for the talk Rev Fr Dr Ivon D Almeida is a certified practitioner in Pranic Healing, Reiki and Naturopathy. He holds a Ph D, M Phil, M Th, B Ed and TTC in Yoga. The talk began with a welcome note by Rev Fr Dr Jossy P George, Director and Dean at CHRIST(Deemed to be university), Pune Lavasa Campus and Dr Daisy Alexander, Head of Department, School of Law. The International Yoga Day was initiated to preserve and propagate this tradition. Yoga is a part of ancient Indian traditions

The Litigation Committee of the Student Bar Association, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa conducted a Judgement Deliberation session on four controversial judgements in the domain of family law- marriage equality, marital rape, domestic violence and Universal Civil Code. The event titled, 'The Court is in Session' was held on Saturday, 15 May 2021 at 12:30 PM. Family is an integral part of everyone's life. The United Nations (UN) realized this during the 1980's, when it began focusing its attention on issues related to the family. 15 May was proclaimed as The International day of families by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The dynamics of the kin are rapidly changing leading to differing opinions as to what the family is and what the law governing such a personal relationship should be. The event commenced by the welcome address deliver

The School of Law at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus organised a movie screening and a panel discussion on Genocide as a Violation of Human Rights: Revisiting Rwanda on April 07, 2021 2.00 PM to 3.30 PM. The event was diverse and covered multiple topics under the Rwandan Genocide. The panel discussion focused on the history and the origin of the Rwandan Genocide, the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Rome Statute, the International Criminal Court, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Conflict Resolution Mechanism and on Conflict-related sexual violence that occurred during this event . The Panel Discussion included an interdisciplinary approach towards the topic. Students were introduced and familiarised with the concepts of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes as defined and understood under international law, relations and politics through the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda. The documentary screenin

A workshop on Ideation about Idea generation was organized by IIC - CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus on 25 September 2021. The workshop was conducted by Dr Arti Agrawal, Associate Professor, MBA. HOD-MBA Dr Becky Thomas graced the occasion with her presence and a motivational talk to the students. Total number of students who attended the meeting were around 85. The workshop started with a welcome address by Ms Rashmi Anchi, student MBA. It was very interactive and interesting. The students were given an introduction about ‘Ideation’ and a group task was conducted regarding the same. They were separated into 10 groups and were asked to discuss among the groups they belonged to and were asked about the challenges they face being in those groups. Students found it easy and interesting to interact between the members of their groups. Each and every student participated enthusiastically. They gave their own perceptions and ideas about their interests and challenges in

The Department of NCC, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, was proud to organize its first-ever NCC trials for the students of the academic year 2021-22. The selection process consisted of Personal Interviews and various rounds of physical tests such as 1600 M running, sit-ups, pull-ups, height, weight, etc., and a written test on current affairs and general knowledge for Senior Division and Senior Wing. The Physical selections were conducted by the Officers, Major Shubash Chandra and CHM Amarjeet Singh (NCO Training Officer) of the 36 Maharashtra Battalion, Pune Group, here at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus on Saturday, 25th September 2021. The students from various parts of the country traveled to Lavasa in spite of the pandemic and were present for the event with full rigor and spirit. This not only showcased their interest, enthusiasm, and commitment towards being a part of the first-ever batch of NCC at Lavasa Campus, but they also showcase

The OST (Organisational Structure Training) Competition is held every year at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa campus where handpicked students from MBA first year present their learnings from their OST at different companies. The competition was held virtually this year on 25th September 2021 on WebEx at 2:00 PM. The first-year students are expected to undergo OST at a manufacturing unit for a month before the official commencement of their MBA program. A student is free to identify a company of his/her choice. The purpose is to introduce students to concepts like organizational structure, policies, and procedures of an organization so that they can understand the working of an organization and get insights into corporate life. After the completion of their OST, the students are required to prepare a comprehensive report under the guidance of their mentor. The comprehensive report includes information about the company like its mission, vision, policies, competitors, futu

The inaugural ceremony of CIMA inaugural event for the academic year 2021-22 was conducted on 25th September 2021 at 3:00 PM at CHRIST(Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. It started with a welcome note by Ms Sabari Majumder. The event was attended by almost 120 students. After the welcome speech, Reverend Fr Dr Jossy P George addressed the gathering with his thoughtful words and motivated the students to participate in extra as well as co-curricular activities. It was followed by an introductory video showing what CIMA is all about and how it has been organized in the previous years. Then the clan leaders presented their clans and explained their skill sets. The concluding remarks were given by Dr Becky Thomas, HOD, School of Business & Management, Lavasa campus. The session ended with the Vote of Thanks by Ansari Faizan. It was quite an interesting and fun session. It gave a brief insight on CIMA. The enthusiasm and creativity of each clan was reflected in their intro

“It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive” East Wasser The Student Bar Association organized a Guest lecture on "Trial Advocacy Training and the CrPC" by Adv Ameya Kadkade, conceptualized by Prof  Dr Daisy Alexander, Head of the Department, School of Law, CHRIST ( Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus on September 24, 2021, from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM via Zoom. The event was designed for First-year students of School of Law. They were familiarized with the process of the trial advocacy and relevant provisions under The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 and The Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Prof Dr Daisy Alexander, Head of Department delivered the welcome address. Adv Ameya Kadkade, an expert in Criminal Law Practice, elaborated nuances of Criminal Procedure Code with examples and tended to all questions by First-year students. The session concluded with Adv Ameya sharing his experiences as a criminal lawyer. The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Prof Dr

The Cultural Club in association with the Student Bar Association, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, organized Día Más Fresco on the theme ‘Seniors Meet Juniors’ on September 22, 2021, from 11:15 AM to 1:10 PM via Zoom to give a warm welcome to the new batch of School of Law. The primary objective of the event was to bridge the gap between the juniors and seniors through various online games, interactive sessions, open mic sessions etc. The faculty coordinators for the event were Ms Manpreet Kaur and Ms Mehak Vohra and the student conveners were Ms Vaishnavi Rastogi and Ms Harshita Bhardwaj. The sessions were hosted and moderated by second year and third-year students and the enthusiasm shown by the first years was commendable. A total of 270 students from the School of Law attended the event. Welcome address was delivered by Dr Daisy Alexander, Head of the Department. This was followed by games conducted in separate breakout sessions. Vaishnavi R

1. Ms. Roopa Menezes- Associate Director (Senior HRBP), NielsenIQ, Sydney. Ms. Menezes spoke about how the ways of working have changed amidst the pandemic. This has changed the goal-setting that is done by organizations. They have become boundaryless. Earlier, everyone used to look forward to having a face-to-face interaction which helped in a lot of things such as analyzing one’s behavior using physical and emotional cues. But that has changed now as things have become virtual. However, one thing that did not change is the possibility to have discussions even if they are restricted to virtual platforms. Carrying out discussions that can still motivate people to brainstorm using breakouts such as Google suite that is used in Ms. Roopa’s organization is another way method to keep up the engagement. They have encouraged their employees to share their thoughts without any filtration as there are no filters in the real world. Another important aspect that was highlighted was the use

CCHS (Centre for Counselling and Health Services) organized a session for the housekeeping ladies on 22nd September 2021 at the auditorium, Management block from 4:15 PM to 5:00 PM. The session began with an informal interaction over tea and samosas where they shared about what they like about their work, some shared their daily routine but all of them agreed that were so looking forward to this session. A quick round of Passing the parcel energized them and the parcel was won by Mangal. This was followed by an art based activity, where in they were divided into groups of six. Each group member had to participate by drawing and coloring a picture on the chart paper and at then create one single story , connecting all the pictures together. There were various themes that came – daily routine, landscape of Lavasa, the best one was a garden with different types of flowers conveying the message we are flowers of the same garden. Most of them expressed it was a refreshing break and they wo

The Student Bar Association of the School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus organized a Socratic Discussion on Democracy and Indian Judiciary on September 15, 2021 at 11:15 AM to 13:10 PM to celebrate the International Day of Democracy. Established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, it encourages governments to strengthen the democratic process. Since the day was first observed in 2008, hundreds of parliamentary events have been held worldwide. To commemorate the 2021 edition of the International Day of Democracy, Student Bar Association, School of law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa is organizing a Socratic Discussion titled “WE THE PEOPLE” on the topic “DEMOCRACY AND THE INDIAN JUDICIARY” to commemorate International Day of Democracy. The event would primarily discuss the intersection topic with primary reference to the landmark cases of ADM Jabalpur V Shivkant Shukla and K S Puttaswamy V Union of India. A group o

Vihaan 2021 was a two-day Intra-Departmental fest organised for the freshers in the department by CUCA via online platform. The fest took place in mid-September, dated 14th and 15th September. This year’s theme for the overall event was Hindu Mythology. On the date of commencement, the enthusiasm showed by the first years was commendable which could be seen throughout the various events. A total of 139 students turned up for this year’s event. Each class were divided with their respective pseudo names. For the event, the pseudonym given to 1BCOM A was Kauravas and the pseudonym for 1BCOM B was Pandavas. Karna, Navratna, Chausar, Lakshya, Mahabharat, Ardra and Vishleshika were the seven clubs of CUCA who organised interesting and mind-boggling events with a twist of Hindu mythology in them. The Inauguration ceremony began at 9:30AM with Pavni Arora’s address, emcee for the event. Everybody was welcomed by Dr Vandana Bhagat, Head of the Department and Programme Coordinator of School of C

A webinar was organized by Prof Sharad Gupta and Prof Dr Jayant Mahajan on Agile HR and the guest speaker was Ms V Lakshmi Chirravuri.   Ms Lakshmi started the session by discussing the current business landscape i.e., VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) and how it is both dynamic and disruptive. She explained how Agile enables organizations to cope with continuous change and provides sustainability. She shared the results of the research done by Deloitte in the year 2018 and 2019 about companies rapidly becoming agile. She said that Agile is more of a mindset and is all about delivering value to the customers and indulging in a continuous feedback loop.  She further discussed how HR is now outdated and organizations are considering “People Operations/ PeopleOps/ Human Capital.” She also discussed the following major aspects of “The Paradigm Shift”: 1. Growth Mindset:   Cultivate a passion for learning  Put efforts to achieve mastery and success  2. Human-centric

The exclusive introduction on F1000 Research: An innovative Open Research publication platform took place on 03/09/2021 at 4:30 pm. It started with a welcome speech by Ms Sanaya Matthew. The guest of honor was Mr Pankaj Bhardwaj, Director-Business Development, Taylor & Francis. The workshop was attended by around 100 students. The welcome speech was followed by the talk by the guest speaker Mr Pankaj Bhardwaj, where he gave an elaborative introduction to what the F1000 research platform is about and its purpose. He explained various aspects of the platform with a power point presentation so the audience was able to visualize the attributes of the F1000 research platform. The advanced platform is an open research platform, which offers rapid publication of articles and other research outputs across physical and life sciences, engineering, medicine, social sciences and humanities. It was launched in 2013 and was the first open research publishing platform combining the ability to

The School of Commerce, Accountancy and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa Campus, organised an online Guest Lecture on 14/9/2021 and 16/9/2021; the target audience being the 3 BCom division A and B students. The speaker was Dr Pooja Chaturvedi Sharma, Assistant Professor of Finance & Accounting, Apeejay School of Management and the topic was Research Methodology - SPSS Training for Financial Analytics. Objectives of the Activity The major learnings of the activities were how to improve skills in importing data, Transforming Variables, Data Screening through Descriptive Statistics and also the Hands-on Training of SPSS Interface. Using various analytics tools like ANOVA, Correlation, Regression and Chi Square independent test, Hypotheses testing and factor analysis, was provided to understand the SPSS Interface. Execution of Activity/ Proceedings (In detail): DAY – 1 Ms Merin Thomas from 3 BCom B commenced the session by explaining the Gue

The School of Business and Management (MBA), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Lavasa Campus, organised an online motivational session on 11th Sept. at 11AM; the target audience being the first and fifth trimester MBA students. The speaker was Dr Devanjan Khuntia, Assistant Professor, Sharda University, Delhi-NCR and the topic was ‘Managing’ Social Sciences & ‘Socializing’ Management. The event started with a minute of silent prayer as 1st trimester student Renisha Geraldin welcomed the guest speaker, the faculty members, and the students. Dr Devanjan gave an introduction about the topic and the subtopics to be covered in the session. He talked at length about five primary social institutions - Family, Education, Religion, Economy and Polity. After that, he defined ‘Economy’ and different questions we should ask ourselves to understand the concept of economy. He made the students aware of different ideologies for framing economy. Then, he explained the connection between religion a

The workshop was organised by BCOM (Financial Analytics) on 13th September 2021 from 9:30 -12:30 Noon and 1.30 - 3.30 PM by Dr Vivek Joshi, Professor of Finance, Entrepreneurship and Marketing, Corporate Consultant & Trainer. Workshop started with an introduction as to what Research stands for? The ‘what’ parameter of each sphere was to be calculated while keeping the 5W's of Research into account? A brief discussion on how exactly we can know about the target markets and business problems of the research was very well explained by the guest speaker.  Just as soon as we understood the concepts of a research project in much detail, hands-on experience was much required for the practical and thorough knowledge of the subject. The activity taught some principles on how a business problem can be decoded. Large businesses face large profits and at the same time large consequences. The identification of where the problem lies in the research helped us initiate and talk more on